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Event Brief: AmCham Shanghai Member Survey and Outlook for Business in China

Washington, DC – On September 26, FAO Global attended an public presentation followed by an invite-only reception at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. AmCham Shanghai President Kenneth Jarrett presented the surveys as part of a multi-day trip (also known as a door-knock) in which AmCham Shanghai member companies visited policy makers, trade representatives, and local think-tanks….Read More Here.

China Intelligence Brief: July 2018

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China’s New Foreign Investment Policy Cracks Investment Opportunity Window

On June 28, Chinese officials announced the loosening of restrictions on foreign investments in a variety of industries in the country’s 12 free trade zones, ranging from agriculture to banking. China’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan stated that China “will continue to defend the global multilateral trading system” and that this move was part of a greater plan to continue opening up its market to the world. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the top economic planning organization for the country, published the latest version of the Special Administrative Measures on Access to Foreign Investment 2018, also known as the “negative list,” a document that enumerates which industries foreign firms are prohibited from investing in. The number of sectors on the list is now just 48, a noticeable drop from 2017’s 63, and 2011’s 120. For the sectors not listed in the publication, foreign firms (on paper) are given equal treatment to domestic companies although recent surveys by the American Chamber of Commerce indicate a different picture. Many experts argue the changes are mostly superficial but the reduced list does provide opportunities for foreign investors to take advantage of.

Tensions high as US Commerce Department bans exports to ZTE

The Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) announced a ban that makes it illegal for American companies to supply ZTE with components and technology, through intermediaries or otherwise, effective immediately, for 7 years. CFIUS says this is due to the discovery that ZTE was selling US goods to Iran despite American sanctions in 2017. – Adriana Ray

US-China Sorghum Trade Hits Roadblock

SUMMARY On Tuesday, April 17th, United States (US) merchant ships carrying $216 million worth of sorghum had to turn back to the US halfway en route to China after the country announced strict news tariffs on the grain. The new People’s Republic of China (PRC) trade law would require importers to pay a 178% tariff…

Did Trump Initiate a Trade War With China?

On January 23, 2018, President Donald Trump approved two decisions imposing tariffs and quotas on solar cells and washers.  These tariffs may adversely affect U.S. consumers through increased import prices and are likely to spark retaliatory polices by many of the U.S. trading partners in Asia. This began when the current administration approved safeguard measures, pursuant…

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